What if I was born in Australia on or after 20 August 1986 and one of my parents was a permanent resident of Australia at the time?

Short Answer

If you were born in Australia on or after 20 August 1986 and one (or both) of your parents was a permanent resident of Australia at the time, when you apply for an Australian passport you will need to provide both of the following documents to the Australian Passport Office (APO) to prove your Australian citizenship:

your full birth certificate issued by an Australian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (RBDM)

The following documents are not acceptable as proof of your parent’s permanent residency for Australian passport applications:

parent's foreign passport with visa label

Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) printout

visa grant notification letter

Certificate of Evidence of Resident Status (CERS)

Certificate of Status for New Zealand Citizens in Australia (CSNZCA)

ImmiCard

Freedom of Information (FOI) letter from the Department of Home Affairs.

These documents only provide proof of a person’s visa status on the day they are printed and are not sufficient proof of a parent’s resident status at the time you were born. You should take into account
our processing times and also
passport processing times before booking any travel.